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<p>[QUOTE="sassafras, post: 10135819, member: 6320"]That's incredible [USER=36]@evelyb30[/USER]. I bet you couldn't give them your money fast enough! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I'm so excited!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>The owner passed away at 96 with no heirs except for her second husband's niece & nephew who live in England. Her longtime caretaker and the executor of her estate have been using Facetime with them so that they can make decisions on what to do with the contents of her home. They kept very little besides the fine jewelry and family heirlooms, which they are having shipped to them. They have donated some of her collections and fine artwork to museums. There were some fabulous things and you can tell she lived a very full and wonderful life!</p><p><br /></p><p>I did an estate sale for the executor in the past and he called to see if I would be interested in buying the remainder of the estate. When I did the walkthrough everything was still there, so I got to see all of the Newcomb before it got packed for it's trip to the museum. I was shocked to see the lamp was still there yesterday. Perhaps they decided not to donate it since it had been altered from a vase?</p><p><br /></p><p>I'll double check with her caretaker, but I'm pretty sure she said that the owner's great aunt worked for Newcomb. She has a lot of things that were passed down from her, as she was the aunt's only relative. This lady was the last of her bloodline.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="sassafras, post: 10135819, member: 6320"]That's incredible [USER=36]@evelyb30[/USER]. I bet you couldn't give them your money fast enough! :) I'm so excited!!! The owner passed away at 96 with no heirs except for her second husband's niece & nephew who live in England. Her longtime caretaker and the executor of her estate have been using Facetime with them so that they can make decisions on what to do with the contents of her home. They kept very little besides the fine jewelry and family heirlooms, which they are having shipped to them. They have donated some of her collections and fine artwork to museums. There were some fabulous things and you can tell she lived a very full and wonderful life! I did an estate sale for the executor in the past and he called to see if I would be interested in buying the remainder of the estate. When I did the walkthrough everything was still there, so I got to see all of the Newcomb before it got packed for it's trip to the museum. I was shocked to see the lamp was still there yesterday. Perhaps they decided not to donate it since it had been altered from a vase? I'll double check with her caretaker, but I'm pretty sure she said that the owner's great aunt worked for Newcomb. She has a lot of things that were passed down from her, as she was the aunt's only relative. This lady was the last of her bloodline.[/QUOTE]
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